Grapevine - Colleyville - Southlake | September 2025

Government

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH & CODY THORN

Grapevine OKs extra waste pickup day A new schedule for brush and yard waste from Republic Services was approved by Grapevine City Council Aug. 5 and began Sept. 1. The breakdown The city started a contract for trash service with Republic Services Oct. 1, 2024, but there has been an issue with timely collection of weekly brush and yard waste collection routes, Southlake officials said. Republic Services was picking up brush and yard waste on Wednesdays as part of the contract. The amended franchise agreement splits pickup into two days: Tuesdays and Wednesdays . The dividing line runs along Northwest Highway to the intersection of South Main Street and then to SH 114.

$0.462

Southlake city tax rate history If passed, the $0.295 ad valorem tax rate would mark the eighth year in a row property taxes were lowered.

$0.5 $0.4 $0.3 $0.2 $0.1 $0 Fiscal year

$0.41

$0.39

$0.462

$0.447

$0.319

$0.405

$0.295

$0.36

$0.305

36.13% decrease

SOURCE: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE/COMMUNITY IMPACT

*PROPOSED TAX RATE

Southlake council mulls property tax decrease Southlake City Council will have a chance to approve a lower ad valorem tax rate for the eighth year in a row. During the Aug. 19 City Council meeting, Chief Financial Officer Sharen Jackson provided a proposal to adopt a property tax rate of $0.295 per $100 valuation, $0.01 cent less from the 2024-25

fiscal year rate of $0.305 per $100 valuation. What happened Council went over the proposed fiscal year 2025- 26 budget during a work session and in the regular session, Jackson proposed a reduced tax rate. The first reading was at the Sept. 2 meeting, and a final reading and vote for approval will happen Sept. 16, according to the presentation. Jackson said the cut will reduce city revenues by $1.36 million, while the 20% homestead exemp- tion will reduce revenues by another $6.3 million, up from $5.3 million in FY 2024-25.

Colleyville takes control of SH 26 inside city limits The city of Colleyville now owns SH 26 within city limits after a highway turnback agreement was approved at the Aug. 5 council meeting. The overview the road will cost under $100,000 annually to maintain since it’s a new road, Assistant City Manager Adrienne Lothery said.

JOHN MCCAIN RD.

PLEASANT RUN RD.

A 2015 agreement states the Texas Department of Transportation would help fund the widening of SH 26 from two lanes to six. Upon completion, Colleyville would take ownership of the highway from TxDOT from John McCain Road to 400 feet south of Brown Trail.

W. GLADE RD.

Colleyville officials are responsible for all of the maintenance of SH 26 within city limits, which includes the upkeep of the pavement, signals, striping and signage. Right now, the city estimates

BROWN TRL.

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